Three Lions stars will face clattering in Liverpool v Man United and Arsenal v Spurs games on the weekend before vital group matches

Roy Hodgson is furious after the new Premier League fixture list threatened his World Cup qualification hopes.

Football Association chiefs met twice with the Premier League to urge them not to have the biggest clubs clashing on the weekend before England’s crunch qualifiers.

But the new fixtures left Hodgson and the FA in a rage as up to TWENTY England players could be involved in two of the Premier League's fiercest rivalries just days ahead of make-or-break World Cup games.

England face Moldova at Wembley on September 6 and travel to Ukraine the following Tuesday, September 10, which could decide their fate for Brazil 2014.

But, incredibly, Liverpool have been scheduled to play Manchester United the previous weekend, while Arsenal entertain Tottenham.

Both games are two of the biggest of the season and TV broadcasters Sky and BT Sport could ask them to be moved to the Sunday to attract peak audiences.

That would give Hodgson 24 hours less preparation and will also see key players like - Steven Gerrard and Jack Wilshere - involved in intense games before key internationals.

That flies in the face of the FA’s request for help over the World Cup qualifiers and is likely to further test strained relationships between English football’s two biggest bodies.

Gerrard, Daniel Sturridge and Glen Johnson are likely to play for Liverpool, while Chris Smalling, Phil Jones, Ashley Young, Wayne Rooney, Michael Carrick, Tom Cleverley and Danny Welbeck could be involved for United.

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The Premier League’s fixture list is dictated to by policing, co-operating with the Football League so no games clash in nearby areas, transport and also the clamour for top games by broadcasters who have paid £3billion for rights.

A statement on the Premier League website reads: “Producing the full fixture list is not just a random draw. It is the result of a meticulous and painstaking process that involves the scheduling of 2,036 matches across the top four divisions.”

The preceding Premier League fixtures are kinder in October, when England play Montenegro and Poland back to back, but the first round of games have already left the FA infuriated.